For Louisiana residents the sweltering temperatures are a sign that summer is upon us. With that comes the threat of many accidents that can happen to children, if parents are not careful. Some of the most common illnesses are heat stoke, heat exhaustion and heat rash.
To clarify each of these three accidents here is a short explanation:

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Miss Clara Harmolean “Diddle” Rowe was one of the finest individuals I have ever known. She lived in Ruston all of her life, never married, was a life-long member of Temple Baptist Church and was the City of Ruston’s treasurer for many years.

Until the day she died in 1995, Diddle was a Yellow Dog Democrat. Wikipedia defines that as being someone from the Southern United States who votes solely for Democratic candidates.

Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker wasn’t kidding when he said if city voters approved his Moving Ruston Forward infrastructure package, they’d see the work begin almost immediately.

In April, voters OK’d the plan and the three-quarter-cent sales tax increase that will help fund it. Now, just over three months later, 32 of the roughly 38 individual Moving Ruston Forward projects have begun.

Add in four other capital projects, two of which are somewhat related to Moving Ruston Forward, and we’re up to 35 of 42. Not bad at all for only 12 weeks after the referendum.

Here in Lincoln Parish we have plenty for which to be thankful. Just in the past year, the parish has grown by leaps and bounds civically, financially and politically.

To name a few, the city of Ruston has been able to initiate beautification projects downtown, including the renovation of Railroad Park, and there have been numerous construction projects for new access to budding businesses all over town.